How To Pronounce During

In British English, during is pronounced /ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ/ or /ˈdjɔː.rɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdjʷʊə.rɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʊr.ɪŋ/.

During has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.